Bar Graph Maker: Make a Bar Chart Online
Make a bar graph or column chart from your numbers or an Excel sheet: a clean scale, values on the bars, a colour per bar and your heading. Download a PDF, PNG or SVG for a report, slide or poster.
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How it works
Type or paste your numbers
A label and a number on each row, or paste two columns from Excel or Google Sheets, or open an .xlsx or .csv file.
Choose columns or bars
Upright columns, or bars across for long labels. The scale and gridlines are set for you; negative numbers go below the line.
Style it and download
A colour per bar or one palette, values on the bars with your prefix and unit ($, %, kg), a heading and a source line. PDF, PNG, JPG or SVG.
A bar graph maker for reports, slides and school projects
This bar graph maker draws a bar chart from a list of labels and numbers, with a clean scale, light gridlines and the value on each bar. As a column chart maker it draws upright columns; as a bar chart maker it draws bars across, which keeps long labels readable.
Paste two columns from Excel or Google Sheets, or open an .xlsx or .csv file, and the bar graph generator draws it straight away.
How to make a bar graph
Write each category and its number, decide whether the bars stand up (columns) or lie across (bars), and give it a heading that says what is being counted. Sort largest first when the order does not matter. That is all it takes to make a bar graph that reads well.
Start from a bar graph template
Sales by region and a class vote come filled in: a bar graph template you type over, keeping the look.
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Why it matters
A clean scale every time
Round numbers on the axis and light gridlines, the way a chart in a report should look.
Long labels fit
Switch to bars across and every label reads in full.
For school and work
Class surveys, science results, sales by region, survey answers: start from a template and type over it.
On the blog: Bar Graph Maker: How to Get a Great Result Every Time
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Questions
Can I make a horizontal bar chart?
Yes. Choose Bars for a horizontal bar chart, Columns for upright bars.
Can it show negative numbers?
Yes. They go below the zero line (or to its left on bars across).
How do I make a bar graph?
Type each category and its number (or paste them from a spreadsheet), choose Columns for upright bars or Bars for bars across, add a heading, and download.
What is the difference between a bar graph and a column chart?
Many people call both bar graphs. A column chart has upright bars; a bar chart has bars across, which suits long names. Both are here.
Can I show values on the bars?
Yes. Under Labels choose Values; add a symbol before ($) or after (%, kg) the numbers.
Can I put a bar graph and a pie chart on the same page?
Yes. Add a chart under Charts on this page and choose its kind; up to six fit on a page, for a report or a dashboard.